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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 11-K
ANNUAL REPORT
Pursuant to Section 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998
A. Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that of
the issuer named below:
401(k) PLAN and ESOP of UNITED STATES TRUST
COMPANY OF NEW YORK AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address
of its principal executive office:
U. S. TRUST CORPORATION
114 West 47th Street
New York, New York 10036-1532
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REQUIRED INFORMATION
In accordance with the instructions for Form 11-K, financial statements and
schedules for the 401(k) PLAN and ESOP of UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW
YORK AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES (the "Plan"), prepared in accordance with the
financial reporting requirements of ERISA, are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.
Also filed herewith as Exhibit 23 is the written consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., independent auditors, to the incorporation by
reference of their report on such financial statements and schedules in the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the Plan.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly
caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
401(k) PLAN and ESOP OF UNITED
STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW
YORK AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
(Name of Plan)
Date: June 25, 1999 By: /s/ Patricia W. McGuire
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Patricia W. McGuire,
Managing Director
Chairman of Retirement and 401(k)/
ESOP Administrative Committee
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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
on Form S-8 of U.S. Trust Corporation (File No. 33-62371) pertaining to the
401(k) Plan and ESOP of United States Trust Company of New York and Affiliated
Companies, of our report dated April 23, 1999 on our audits of the financial
statements of the 401(k) Plan and ESOP of United States Trust Company of New
York and Affiliated Companies as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and the year
ended December 31, 1998, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form
11-K.
PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.
June 25, 1999
